GRE Word List

EMETIC

an agent that induces vomiting

The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.

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WordMeaning
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity